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The use of unique identification in health systems is improving the quality of health care, cutting costs, and decreasing fraud.
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.
Information and communication technology solutions are key to helping countries achieve universal health coverage.
Colombia’s capital Bogota has made it safe and easy to travel by bicycle to work or school by creating a 376-kilometer grid of bike paths, called CicloRutas.
In Bangladesh, access and use of high-quality primary health care facilities are being improved, particularly for women and girls.
The TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit system is at the heart of Bogotá's strategy to serve the transport needs of a majority of the city's residents, who do not own a car.
In the Philippines, targeted cash grants to help poor students finish high school could double their potential income and lift them out of chronic poverty.
Policies being undertaken in the Pacific are helping businesses move from the informal to the formal sector and generate better jobs.
A pilot in Viet Nam found warm mix asphalt reduced emissions while maintaining pavement performance.
The convergence of national capability formation, institutional capacity building, and regional cooperation can expand human potential.